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Auto on Info  April 2007 Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2007 Top Picks and Alternates; Nissan's Infiniti Division Accounts for CR's Upscale and Luxury Top Picks; Big Three Score Zip By James B. Bleeker Of Consumer Reports' 2007 Top Picks and alternates in 10 categories of motor vehicles, Toyota Motor Corporation accounted for six of twenty models and Honda Motor Company - seven. The following table provides a breakdown of the 2007 top picks and alternates by manufacturer. Percentage of Nameplates in Consumer Reports' 2007 Selection of Top Picks and Alternates That Is Held by Each Auto Manufacturer Manufacturer Percentage Honda Motor Company 35% Toyota Motor Corporation 30% Infiniti Division of Nissan Motor Company 10% Volkswagen AG 10% Subaru Division of Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. 5% Mazda Motor Corporation 5% BMW AG 5% Ford Motor Company 0% DaimlerChrysler AG 0% General Motors Corporation 0% All others 0% The following chart depicts each manufacturer's share of the 2007 top picks and alternates. The next table lists Toyota's entries in the Top Pick categories. Toyota Motor Corporation's Models Accorded Consumer Reports' 2007 Top Pick or Alternate Designation   Model Category Top Pick Status Lexus ES 350 Upscale Sedan Top Pick Alternate Toyota Prius Green Car Top Pick Toyota Camry Family Sedan Top Pick Alternate Toyota RAV4 Small SUV Top Pick Toyota Highlander Hybrid Midsized SUV Top Pick Toyota Sienna Minivan Top Pick The next table depicts the above models and provides a link to an on-site review of each model or each of its several versions. CR's Top Picks and Alternates Engineered and Manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation Lexus ES 350 Toyota Prius Toyota Camry Toyota Camry hybrid Toyota RAV4 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Toyota Sienna         The next table lists Honda's entries in the Top Pick categories. Honda Motor Company's Models Accorded Consumer Reports' 2007 Top Pick or Alternate Designation   Model Category Top Pick Status Honda Fit Budget Car Top Pick Honda Civic Small Sedan Top Pick Honda Civic Hybrid Green Car Top Pick Alternate Honda Accord Family Sedan Top Pick Honda CR-V Small SUV Top Pick Alternate Honda Pilot Midsized SUV Top Pick Honda Odyssey Minivan Top Pick Alternate The Honda Fit is also Auto on Info's Top Car Pick of 2007. The next table depicts most of the above models and provides links to on-site reviews of most of the models or versions. CR's Top Picks and Alternates Engineered and Manufactured by Honda Motor Company Honda Fit Honda Civic DX, LX, and EX Sedans Honda Civic Si Sedan Honda Civic GX Honda Civic Hybrid Honda Accord Sedan Honda Accord Hybrid Honda CR-V Honda Pilot The final table provides a comparison of Toyota's, Honda's and Nissan's entries on CR's 2007 top-pick-and-alternate roll. Some Specs and Distinctions of CR's Top Picks and Alternates by Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Company, and Nissan Motor Company Category Top Pick Status CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank Average Green Trophies Overall Length in Inches Second Row Shoulder Room in Inches Second Row Hip Room in Inches EPA Per-Gallon Gas Mileage Estimates (City / Highway) Base Price Range in Thousands of U.S. Dollars   Model Budget Car   Honda Fit Top Pick Highest N/A Manual: GD07 157.4 50.6 51.0 31-33 / 37-38 13.9-15.2 Small Sedan   Honda Civic DX, LX, and EX Top Pick Second-Highest .91 Automatic: GD07 176.7 52.3-52.4 51.0 30 / 38-40 N/A   Honda Civic Si Top Pick Second-Highest N/A None 176.7 52.3 51.0 23 / 32 21.1-21.3   Honda Civic GX Top Pick N/A N/A GD07 176.7 52.4 51.0 28 / 39 N/A   Honda Civic Hybrid Top Pick Highest N/A GT07, GD07 176.7 52.3 51.0 49 / 51 N/A Green Car   Toyota Prius Top Pick Highest .86 GT07, GD07, GW07, GS07, GC07 175.0 52.9 51.6 60 /51 22.2-23.1   Honda Civic Hybrid Top Pick Alternate Highest N/A GT07, GD07 176.7 52.3 51.0 49 / 51 N/A Family Sedan   Honda Accord Top Pick Second-Highest, but 4-cyl. EX: Highest .93, 4-cyl.: .96 None 191.1 56.1 53.5 4-cyl.: 24-26 / 34, 6-cyl.: 20-21 / 29-30 18.6-31.1   Honda Accord Hybrid Top Pick Highest N/A None 191.1 56.1 53.5 28 / 35   Toyota Camry Top Pick Alternate Second-Highest, but 4-cyl. LE: Average 4-cyl.: .88 None 189.2 56.9 53.9 4-cyl.: 24 / 33-34, 6-cyl.: 22 / 31 18.5-28.0   Toyota Camry Hybrid Top Pick Alternate Second-Highest N/A GD07 189.2 56.7 53.9 40 / 38 Small SUV   Toyota RAV4 Top Pick Highest .94 None 181.1 55.3 52.4 4-cyl.: 23-24 / 27-30, 6-cyl.: 21-22 / 28-29 21.0-26.5   Honda   CR-V Top Pick Alternate Highest .97 None 178 56 54.6 2-wh.dr.: 23 / 30, 4-wh.dr.: 22 / 28 20.6-26.0 Midsized SUV   Toyota Highlander Hybrid Top Pick Highest N/A None1 185.6 57.1 54.6 31-32 / 27 N/A   Honda Pilot Top Pick Alternate Highest N/A GS07 188.0 61.4 56.6 2-wh.dr.: 18 / 24, 4-wh.dr.: 17 / 22 27.1-33.2 Minivan   Toyota Sienna Top Pick Second-Highest .81 GS07 201.0 64.9 67.5 2-wh.dr.: 19 / 26, 4-wh.dr.: 18 / 23 24.2-37.7   Honda Odyssey Top Pick Alternate Average .75 GS07, GC07 201.0 63.1 64.4 18-19 / 25-26 25.6-36.9 Upscale Sedan   Infiniti G35 Top Pick Second-Highest G20: .91 None 187.0 55.2 53.7 19 / 25-27 31.5-34.0   Lexus ES350 Top Pick Alternate Highest ES: .96 None 191.1 56.3 52.8 21 / 30 33.5 Upscale Sedan   Infiniti M35 & M45 Top Pick Second-Highest N/A None 192.6 56.7 or 56.9 53.9 17-18 / 23-25 41.5-50.6 Abbreviations: 4-cyl. = 4-cylinder, 6-cyl. = 6-cylinder, 2-wh.dr. = 2-wheel drive, 4-wh.dr. = 4-wheel drive, GT07 = one of two current models that have reduced exhaust emissions sufficiently to receive a permit to use the car pool lanes on Arizona's freeways, GD07 = a model, or specified edition of the model, that is on GreenerCars.com's top dozen green cars, GW07 = a model, or specified edition of the model, that is best in category on global warming performance, by the Union of Concerned Scientists, GS07 = a model, or specified edition of the model, that is best in category on smog performance, by the Union of Concerned Scientists, GC07 = a model, or specified edition of the model, that is best in category on combined environmental performance 1 The 2007 ratings by the Union of Concerned Scientists are based on data for vehicles of model year 2005; consequently, the Toyota Highlander Hybrid holds no best-in-category rating, but the Toyota Highlander Hybrid will likely hold all three - GW09, GS09 and GC09 - in 2009. Source for CR 2007 Top Picks: "Top Picks 2007: The Best Models in 10 Categories," Consumer Reports, April 2007, pp. 6-9 Source for Consumer Reports' 2007 predicted short-term reliability: "Top Picks 2007: The Best Models in 10 Categories," Consumer Reports, April 2007, pp. 6-9, "Ratings," Consumer Reports, April 2007, pp. 35-45, "Vehicle Profiles," Consumer Reports, April 2007, pp. 42-78, "Vehicle Profiles," Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, pp. 42-173 Source for base price range data: "Vehicle Profiles," Consumer Reports, April 2007, pp. 42-78 Source for auto UCS global warming scores, smog scores, and combined environmental scores: Automaker Rankings 2007: The Environmental Performance of Car Companies, by Don MacKenzie, Union of Concerned Scientists, April 2007, accessible from http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/honda-toyota-beat-detroit-in-0021.html Source for Arizona's Green Two: "Hybrids In, Bi-Fuels Out in Arizona," Paul Davenport, the Associated Press, February 10, 2007, Yahoo! News Source for GreenerCars.com's Dozen Green: http://www.greenercars.com/12green.html   Related Mini-Surveys A Toyota Owner Survey with Enquiries into Reliability Importance A Toyota Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Toyota Durability A Honda Owner Survey with Enquiries into Reliability Importance An Owner Satisfaction Poll for Honda, Acura, Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, Nissan, Infiniti, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo Owners The True Value of a Big Three Big Three Bin Readiness General Motors Travails and Prospects Related Articles May 2006: Toyota and Honda Account for 75% of CR's Top Picks, Alternatives, and Runners-up; Subaru and Nissan Account for Balance; Big Three Score Zip April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications April 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Pilot Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications April 2007: Review of the 2007 Lexus ES 350 Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Civic GX Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Civic Si Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Civic DX, LX, and EX Sedans: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Prius Hybrid Hatchback: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Camry Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Accord Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Accord Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda CR-V Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota RAV4 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Fit: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications April 2006: In 2006, Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 10 of 10 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 6 of 10 Worst: Reliability Gap Grows Related Web Pages Auto Manufacturer Awards and Honors Roster of Vehicles with 300,000 or More Miles Table of Honda Reliability Percentranks Table of Honda Reliability Grades Table of Toyota Reliability Percentranks Table of Toyota Reliability Grades Table I-MVRP

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